I am a post doctoral research associate in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University and the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University. I work primarily with David Lazer and the Center for Complex Network Research.

My research focuses on how people make decisions in social environments. I study how the preferences, decisions, and behaviors of those around us influence our own choices. While we might think our choices are driven primarily by internal independent evaluations, the decisions we make concerning the products we buy, the people we choose to date, and the politicians we vote for are all heavily influenced by the people we interact with in our daily lives. By analyzing these communication patterns (including face-to-face, on the phone, or over the internet), researchers can predict and report how social influences affect a wide array of human behavior.